A Scottish sculptor has harnessed both nature and art in a majestic and bittersweet collision.

Andy Goldsworthy creates transitory works of “land art” by carefully arranging leaves, sticks, stones and other offerings from nature.

It’s not often that you see someone willing to create art that can be washed away. Andy’s “transient and ephemeral” kind of work has caused people to surmise that he’s making a statement about the “fragility of Earth.”

According to Top13, Goldsworthy said his art was more complex than that:

When I make something, in a field or street, it may vanish but it’s part of the history of those places…

In the early days my work was about collapse and decay. Now some of the changes that occur are too beautiful to be described as simply decay. At Folkestone I got up early one morning ahead of an incoming tide and covered a boulder in poppy petals. It was calm and the sea slowly and gently washed away the petals, stripping the boulder and creating splashes of red in the sea. The harbor from which many troops left for war was in the background.

Please enjoy the following photos of Andy Goldsworthy’s land art and check out the videos below if you’d like to see him in action.

Sign up to our Newsletter!

Natural Blaze

Natural Health News Creative Commons 2018 -
Affiliate Disclaimer: Natural Blaze website is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

FREE Guide Exclusively for Natural Blaze Subscribers

Apple cider vinegar is one of the most powerful natural health hacks. Discover why it works and how to use it for optimal health.

In this 18-page special report, we share common and not-so-common uses for this amazing tonic. Includes source links to scientific studies and detailed use cases for apple cider vinegar.